Ogre anatomy

Dragonsreach

Dragonsreach

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simeon6 said:
Just looking at the new Thundertusk model. How do you suppose it eats or drinks?
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It doesn't. It's a model.

Reality = View attachment 7975

Fantasy = Whatever you can slap on something to make it look intimidating / stupid . (delete as appropriate)



The same issue of unfeasible characteristics was evident in so many episodes of Star Trek (TNG, Voyager and DS9) where a "New Race" had to look different to the usual "Bumpy Heads". I used to look and think what evolutionary advantage does X,Y or Z feature give them.
eg Nausicans View attachment 7976
Whats with the external teeth?
Surely they are more of an impediment?
 
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Sir Wulf

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There are enough bizarre, overbred horrors in the world of purebred dogs or fancy fish to justify some uselessly grotesque monsters in Warhammer.

"Boss, I don' wanna feed that thing! It got lefty's other hand yesterday!"
 
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ischa

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surprised by this, the stone horn is awesome looking, but the thundertusk is just ridiculous, especially for a seb perbet scult, that guys is usually so awesome. i suppose the thundertusk eats from tall trees, but then again, it´s supposed to live in a climat so cold it breathes ice. perhaps some kind of birds? or the heads of polar bears?
 
Avelorn

Avelorn

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simeon6 said:
Just looking at the new Thundertusk model. How do you suppose it eats or drinks?
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Maybe the Ogres breeded it to have large tusks to have in battle? Maybe it eats something very specific to the Warhammer world that needs that kind of setup... I think the possibilities are many.
This is one of the new Ogre models I like the least but that has nothing to do with its eating or mating habits but rather the design.
 
Tercha

Tercha

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Same with a centaur....a major problem being the age - growth rate differences between horses and humans
 
Talion

Talion

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Dragonsreach said:
The same issue of unfeasible characteristics was evident in so many episodes of Star Trek (TNG, Voyager and DS9) where a "New Race" had to look different to the usual "Bumpy Heads". I used to look and think what evolutionary advantage does X,Y or Z feature give them.
eg Nausicans View attachment 7976
Whats with the external teeth?
Surely they are more of an impediment?
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I'd probably say it's a mating thing.....there's countless real life species that have pointless parts.

Like this guy:

http://www.livescience.com/15768-giant-warrior-wasp-discovered.html

They aren't even sure how it walks.
 
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Torn blue sky

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A pest renown for it's evil temperament and ability to sting you repeatedly has just been found on a mammoth scale with the added capability to give you a nasty bite... Yeah, f**k that for a game of soldiers...
 
crystella333

crystella333

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In the codex it is said that the thundertusk tosses people/beasties up into its mouth from its tusks. hehe

The stone horn munchs on rocks and other minerals that it carves up with its horns :)
 
uglybug

uglybug

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I thought ogres eat everything, and to share human meat with a pack animal? I just don't see it happening, even in fantasy land.
 
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